Former manager Mark Spavins apologised for ruining Eaton Socon’s special day on Saturday with his new side’s derby smash and grab raid.

Socon used the Kershaw Premier clash against Eynesbury Rovers Reserves, who Spavin left to manage last summer, to unveil the naming of their new stand after club legend Neville Cooper.

It was all going according to plan when Dominic Mason gave Socon the lead, but two goals in the last 10 minutes from Neil Morris and Ryan Baxter saw Eynesbury take the points back over the River Great Ouse.

“We were party poopers on Saturday and I said sorry afterwards, but I don’t mind doing that for three points,” said Spavins.

“It was daylight robbery too as we were shocking for 80 minutes. It was a very special day though and it was great to be welcomed back by Eaton Socon and to see some old friends.

“But I wasn’t looking forward to it as I knew they would be bang up for it. It’s a lovely gesture for Neville as he is Eaton Socon through and through.

“When I was a player there his dad was assistant manager and his two sons were known as the Mini Coopers, so it was a real family thing.”

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Now club chairman, Cooper was manager when Socon gained promotion to the Kershaw Premier in 2005, and they have been there ever since, going from strength to strength.

There were many social media salutes to Cooper after Saturday’s game, and he tweeted back: “Thank you everyone for this, made great friends over the years - today was a bit special with Mark Garwood and Mark Spavins in attendance - was a great advert for local football. Good to see over 100 people watching.”

Leaders Linton Granta , meanwhile, displayed their title credentials by hammering second-placed Fulbourn Institute 6-0, Andy Palmer leading the way with a hat-trick.

Great Shelford also hit six of the best to move to within a point of Fulbourn, thrashing Ely City Reserves 6-2, while Cambridge University Press moved up to fourth with a 4-2 win at Hemingfords United , Dan Heron bagging a brace.

West Wratting , who are fifth in the table, were 2-1 winners at Brampton , while Comberton United kept up their impressive home form with a 2-0 win over Cambridge City Development .

New signing Josh Maltby hit an injury time winner on his debut as Cherry Hinton continued climbing the table with a 4-3 win over St Neots Town Reserves , while Luke Gatford’s double helped ten-man Bar Hill , for whom Josh Davies was sent off, draw 3-3 at Foxton .